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The top 10 free iPad apps I'm dying to try
Sat Apr 3, 11:21 am ET
As my fellow tech blogger Chris Null noted earlier this week, many upcoming
iPad apps are shaping up to be significantly more
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their iPhone counterparts. But a quick glance at the just-unveiled
iPad
app store proves that there are still plenty of enticing freebies to be had.
Get a load of the 10 free iPad apps I'm most eager to install.

*Netflix:* Yep, it's official — Netflix's catalog of streaming movies and TV
shows is indeed coming to the iPad, and it's a free service for Netflix
subscribers. No word about a version for the iPhone (or at least, not yet).

*ABC Player:* Free, ad-supported shows from ABC via Wi-Fi, ranging from
"Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy" to "Dancing with the Stars" and "Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition."

*Tweetdeck for iPad:* This jumbo-sized version of the Tweetdeck iPhone
appis perfect for scanning column after column of live, custom Twitter
searches, along with tweets from your favorite Twitter pals and your latest
"mentions."

*Aurora Feint 3:* An addictive puzzle game with a medieval, RPG twist, the
original Aurora Feint is one of my favorite iPhone time-wasters, and I can't
wait to try its free counterpart for iPad.

*NPR for iPad:* Follow your favorite shows on National Public Radio with
this free, "magazine-style" iPad app, complete with playlist support
and an offline
reader for text stories.

*The Weather Channel Max:* Access full-screen, "in-motion" weather maps,
breaking video news reports, nationwide weather cams, and (of course) your
local forecast.

*Tap Tap Radiation:* From the makers of the best-selling "Tap Tap Revenge"
for iPhone comes this new, iPad-sized rhythm game that "takes users on a
visual ride alongside the beats of each track." The first eight tracks (from
the likes of Serge Devant, Richard Vission, and Mos Def) are included; for
more, though, prepare to pay up.

*AIM for iPad:* Now with a bigger, three-column view, with your active AIM
conversations in one column, your current chat in the middle, and your AIM
buddy list on the right.

*Dragon Dictation:* Can't be bothered to tap out messages? Just fire up
Dragon Dictation, tap the red button, and speak; you can then e-mail your
musings via a pop-up window or browse previously dictated notes in the
left-hand column.

*BBC News:* Breaking news from the Beeb, complete with tappable photo
galleries, full-screen streaming video, and — best of all — no pay wall.

— Ben Patterson is a technology writer for Yahoo! News.


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